Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Funding Opportunities

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Fiscal Year (FY) 1998 Funding Opportunities

AGENCY: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of funding availability.

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SUMMARY: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

(SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and Center for

Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) announce the availability of FY 1998

funds for grants and cooperative agreements for the following

activities. These activities are discussed in more detail under Section

4 of this notice. This notice is not a complete description of the

activities; potential applicants must obtain a copy of the Guidance for

Applicants (GFA) before preparing an application.

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Estimated Estimated

Activity Application funds number of Project period

deadline available awards

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Recovery Community Support Program......... 06/08/98 $2.5M 20-30 3 yrs.

Methamphetamine Treatment.................. 06/08/98 2.4M 5-7 3 yrs.

Children of Substance Abusing Parents 06/08/98 8.0M 19 3 yrs.

(COSAPs).

Parenting Adolescents...................... 06/08/98 4.3M 9-12 3 yrs.

Border CAPT................................ 06/08/98 .60M 1 3 yrs.

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Note: SAMHSA also published notices of available funding

opportunities for FY 1998 in the Federal Register on January 6,

1998, January 20, 1998, February 26, 1998, March 20, 1998, and on

April 8, 1998.

The actual amount available for awards and their allocation may

vary, depending on unanticipated program requirements and the volume

and quality of applications. Awards are usually made for grant periods

from one to three years in duration. FY 1998 funds for activities

discussed in this announcement were appropriated by the Congress under

Public Law No. 105-78. SAMHSA's policies and procedures for peer review

and Advisory Council review of grant and cooperative agreement

applications were published in the Federal Register (Vol. 58, No. 126)

on July 2, 1993.

The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the

health promotion and disease prevention objectives of Healthy People

2000, a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. The

SAMHSA Centers' substance abuse and mental health services activities

address issues related to Healthy People 2000 objectives of Mental

Health and Mental Disorders; Alcohol and Other Drugs; Clinical

Preventive Services; HIV Infection; and Surveillance and Data Systems.

Potential applicants may obtain a copy of Healthy People 2000 (Full

Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0) or Summary Report: Stock No. 017-

001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (Telephone: 202-512-1800).

General Instructions

Applicants must use application form PHS 5161-1 (Rev. 5/96; OMB No.

0937-0189). The application kit contains the GFA (complete programmatic

guidance and instructions for preparing and submitting applications),

the PHS 5161-1 which includes Standard Form 424 (Face Page), and other

documentation and forms. Application kits may be obtained from the

organization specified for each activity covered by this notice (see

Section 4).

When requesting an application kit, the applicant must specify the

particular activity for which detailed information is desired. This is

to ensure receipt of all necessary forms and information, including any

specific program review and award criteria.

The PHS 5161-1 application form and the full text of each of the

activities (i.e., the GFA) described in Section 4 are available

electronically via SAMHSA's World Wide Web Home Page (address: http://

www.samhsa.gov).

Application Submission

Unless otherwise stated in the GFA, applications must be submitted

to: SAMHSA Programs, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes

of Health, Suite 1040, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC-7710, Bethesda,

Maryland 20892-7710*.

(*Applicants who wish to use express mail or courier service

should change the zip code to 20817.)

Application Deadlines

The deadlines for receipt of applications are listed in the table

above. Please note that the deadlines may differ for the individual

activities.

Competing applications must be received by the indicated receipt

dates to be accepted for review. An application received after the

deadline may be acceptable if it carries a legible proof-of-mailing

date assigned by the carrier and that date is not later than one week

prior to the deadline date. Private metered postmarks are not

acceptable as proof of timely mailing.

Applications received after the deadline date and those sent to an

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address other than the address specified above will be returned to the

applicant without review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for activity-specific

technical information should be directed to the program contact person

identified for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).

Requests for information concerning business management issues

should be directed to the grants management contact person identified

for each activity covered by this notice (see Section 4).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To facilitate the use of this Notice of

Funding Availability, information has been organized as outlined in the

Table of Contents below. For each activity, the following information

is provided:

Application Deadline.

Purpose.

Priorities.

Eligible Applicants.

Grants/Cooperative Agreements/Amounts.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number.

Contacts.

Application Kits.

Table of Contents

1. Program Background and Objectives

2. Special Concerns

3. Criteria for Review and Funding

3.1 General Review Criteria

3.2 Funding Criteria for Scored Applications

4. Special FY 1998 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Activities

4.1 Grants

4.1.1 State, Regional and Local Recovery Network Development

4.2 Cooperative Agreements

4.2.1 Cooperative Agreements for Replication of Effective

Treatment for Methamphetamine Dependence and Improvement of Cost-

Effectiveness of Treatment

4.2.2 Cooperative Agreements for Providing Coordinated

Prevention Services to Children of Substance Abusing Parents

(COSAPs) and their Families

4.2.3 Cooperative Agreements for Initiatives on Welfare Reform

and Substance Abuse Prevention for Parenting Adolescents

4.2.4 Cooperative Agreement for the Center for the Application

of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) to Support the U.S.-Mexico Border

Four-State Substance Abuse Initiative

5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements

6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement

7. Executive Order 12372

1. Program Background and Objectives

SAMHSA's mission within the Nation's health system is to improve

the quality and availability of prevention, early intervention,

treatment, and rehabilitation services for substance abuse and mental

illnesses, including co-occurring disorders, in order to improve health

and reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society.

Reinventing government, with its emphases on redefining the role of

Federal agencies and on improving customer service, has provided SAMHSA

with a welcome opportunity to examine carefully its programs and

activities. As a result of that process, SAMHSA moved assertively to

create a renewed and strategic emphasis on using its resources to

generate knowledge about ways to improve the prevention and treatment

of substance abuse and mental illness and to work with State and local

governments as well as providers, families, and consumers to

effectively use that knowledge in everyday practice.

SAMHSA's FY 1998 Knowledge Development and Application (KD&A)

agenda is the outcome of a process whereby providers, services

researchers, consumers, National Advisory Council members and other

interested persons participated in special meetings or responded to

calls for suggestions and reactions. From this input, each SAMHSA

Center developed a ``menu'' of suggested topics. The topics were

discussed jointly and an agency agenda of critical topics was agreed

to. The selection of topics depended heavily on policy importance and

on the existence of adequate research and practitioner experience on

which to base studies. While SAMHSA's FY 1998 KD&A programs will

sometimes involve the evaluation of some delivery of services, they are

services studies and application activities, not merely evaluation,

since they are aimed at answering policy-relevant questions and putting

that knowledge to use.

SAMHSA differs from other agencies in focusing on needed

information at the services delivery level, and in its question-focus.

Dissemination and application are integral, major features of the

programs. SAMHSA believes that it is important to get the information

into the hands of the public, providers, and systems administrators as

effectively as possible. Technical assistance, training, preparation of

special materials will be used, in addition to normal communications

means.

SAMHSA also continues to fund legislatively-mandated services

programs for which funds are appropriated.

2. Special Concerns

SAMHSA's legislatively-mandated services programs do provide funds

for mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and prevention

services. However, SAMHSA's KD&A activities do not provide funds for

mental health and/or substance abuse treatment and prevention services

except sometimes for costs required by the particular activity's study

design. Applicants are required to propose true knowledge application

or knowledge development and application projects. Applications seeking

funding for services projects under a KD&A activity will be considered

nonresponsive.

Applications that are incomplete or nonresponsive to the GFA will

be returned to the applicant without further consideration.

3. Criteria for Review and Funding

Consistent with the statutory mandate for SAMHSA to support

activities that will improve the provision of treatment, prevention and

related services, including the development of national mental health

and substance abuse goals and model programs, competing applications

requesting funding under the specific project activities in Section 4

will be reviewed for technical merit in accordance with established

PHS/SAMHSA peer review procedures.

3.1 General Review Criteria

As published in the Federal Register on July 2, 1993 (Vol. 58, No.

126), SAMHSA's ``Peer Review and Advisory Council Review of Grant and

Cooperative Agreement Applications and Contract Proposals,'' peer

review groups will take into account, among other factors as may be

specified in the application guidance materials, the following general

criteria:

Potential significance of the proposed project;

Appropriateness of the applicant's proposed objectives to

the goals of the specific program;

Adequacy and appropriateness of the proposed approach and

activities;

Adequacy of available resources, such as facilities and

equipment;

Qualifications and experience of the applicant

organization, the project director, and other key personnel; and

Reasonableness of the proposed budget.

3.2 Funding Criteria for Scored Applications

Applications will be considered for funding on the basis of their

overall technical merit as determined through the peer review group and

the

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appropriate National Advisory Council (if applicable) review process.

Other funding criteria will include:

Availability of funds.

Additional funding criteria specific to the programmatic activity

may be included in the application guidance materials.

4. Special FY 1998 SAMHSA Activities

4.1 Grants

4.1.1 State, Regional and Local Recovery Network Development (Short

Title: Recovery Community Support Program, GFA No. TI 98-008)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration's (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

announces the availability of grants to foster the participation of

recovery communities in the development of programs, policies and

quality assurance activities at the State and local level. These

recovery organizations may be comprised of persons in recovery from

substance abuse and/or dependence, substance abuse service consumers/

recipients, and their significant others and families.

CSAT is committed to funding the creation and initial support of

recovery organizations that work to participate and provide input in

the conceptualization, planning, implementation and evaluation of

substance abuse treatment services. Such an approach will provide the

recovery community a public voice to communicate their unique

perspectives and insight. Recovery organizations will work to assist

State and local communities to develop and disseminate strategies for

enhancing systems of care, strengthening service systems

infrastructure, and improving the quality and availability of substance

abuse treatment services. Recovery organizations will also be

encouraged to participate in the development, articulation and

promotion of community substance abuse treatment philosophies. It is

intended that recovery organizations funded through this program will

become models of system participation and building for other

communities and States.

Grant funds may be used for activities that either support the

creation and maintenance of recovery communities or activities that

further an existing recovery organization's ability to participate and

provide input on service system infrastructure issues.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by

units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit

and for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations,

universities, colleges, and hospitals.

Grant/Amounts: It is estimated that approximately $2.5

million will be available to support approximately 20-30 awards under

this GFA in FY 1998. The average award for projects is expected to

range from $30,000 to $100,000 in total costs (direct and indirect).

Catalog of Domestic Federal Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical assistance, contact: Howard

R. Sampson, Director, Division of State and Community Assistance,

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 880,

301-443-3820.

For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones, Division of

Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 360, 301-443-9666.

The mailing address for the individuals listed above is: 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.

Application Kits are available from: National

Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, PO Box 2345, Rockville,

MD 20847-2345, 800-729-6686; 800-487-4889 TDD.

4.2 Cooperative Agreements

Major activities for SAMHSA cooperative agreement programs are

discussed below. Substantive Federal programmatic involvement is

required in cooperative agreement programs. Federal involvement will

include planning, guidance, coordination, and participating in

programmatic activities (e.g., participation in publication of findings

and on steering committees). Periodic meetings, conferences and/or

communications with the award recipients may be held to review mutually

agreed-upon goals and objectives and to assess progress. Additional

details on the degree of Federal programmatic involvement will be

included in the application guidance materials.

4.2.1 Cooperative Agreements for Replication of Effective Treatment

for Methamphetamine Dependence and Improvement of Cost-Effectiveness of

Treatment (Short Title: Methamphetamine Treatment, GFA No. TI 98-002)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)

announces the availability of funds to test the replicability of

specific non-residential programs for the treatment of methamphetamine

abuse.

This program is designed to determine the ability to replicate the

MATRIX models of non-residential treatment for methamphetamine

dependence. A collaborative, cross-site approach is essential in order

to study and evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of both

the 8 and 16 week MATRIX models of methamphetamine dependence

treatment.

The program's goals are to: replicate the MATRIX model in multiple

sites and document adaptations made; evaluate the effectiveness and

cost-effectiveness of the 8 week and 16 week courses of methamphetamine

treatment in these sites; compare the MATRIX models (8-week and/or 16-

week) of treatment to the ongoing (existing treatment at the site)

treatment program, if suitable; determine the problems involved in

replication and technology transfer; and contribute to the development

of knowledge on non-residential treatment of methamphetamine

dependence.

Applications are solicited for two types of awards: study sites and

a coordinating center to provide technical assistance and training, and

analyze the cross-site data. Study site applicants must verify the

provision of methamphetamine treatment services for a minimum of two

years prior to the date of the application and must currently be

delivering services to methamphetamine dependent clients on an non-

residential basis. Applications will be accepted from the same entity

for both study site and coordinating center roles. Applicants who wish

to apply for both roles must submit a separate application for each.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by

units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit

and for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations,

universities, colleges, and hospitals.

Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: It is estimated that

approximately $2.4 million will be available to support approximately

5-7 awards (5 or 6 study sites plus one coordinating center) under this

GFA in FY 1998. The average yearly award is expected to range from

$300,000 to $360,000 in total costs (direct+indirect) for the study

sites and $600,000 (direct+indirect costs) for the coordinating center.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical assistance, contact: Ms.

Cheryl J. Gallagher, Division of Practice and

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Systems Development, Organization of Services Branch, Center for

Substance Abuse Treatment, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 7th floor, (301) 443-

7259.

For business management assistance, contact: Mrs. Peggy

Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, 6th

Floor, (301) 443-9666.

The mailing address for all of the individuals listed above is:

5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

Application kits are available from: National

Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,

Rockville, Maryland 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686; (800) 487-4859 TDD.

4.2.2 Cooperative Agreements for Providing Coordinated Prevention

Services to Children of Substance Abusing Parents (COSAPs) and their

Families (Short Title: COSAPs, GFA No. SP 98-003)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

announces the availability of funds to generate new, empirical

knowledge about what prevention models and associated services are most

effective for enhancing COSAP's protective factors and minimizing their

risk factors for developing substance abuse and/or other behavioral,

emotional, social, cognitive and physical problems as a result of their

parents' substance abuse. The target population includes three age

groups (6-8; 9-11; and 12-14 year olds).

The three objectives of this program are to: (1) determine what are

the most effective prevention intervention models and associated

services for preventing, delaying and/or reducing substance abuse by

COSAPs that can be implemented in local communities; (2) measure and

document declines in substance abuse as well as other negative outcomes

of COSAP status pertaining to behavioral, emotional, social cognitive

and physical development and/or abuse; and (3) document the program

implementation in the form of a manual that can be used in other

communities and/or for other COSAP populations.

Study sites will be expected to implement, refine or adapt an

established scientifically defensible and effective substance abuse

prevention intervention program for COSAPs in a local community setting

as well as provide additional and associated services that are needed

to address their behavioral, emotional, social, cognitive and physical

problems, determine their effectiveness, and document their

implementation, design and content so that they can be replicated in

other settings and/or for other COSAP populations.

CSAP anticipates funding approximately 18 study sites and a Data

Coordinating Center to guide and support study sites' work. The Data

Coordinating Center will also guide, support the work for another CSAP

program--GFA No. SP 98-004, Cooperative Agreements for Initiatives on

Welfare Reform and Substance Abuse Prevention for Parenting

Adolescents.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by

units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit or

for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations,

universities, colleges and hospitals. Applicants cannot apply for both

a Study Site and a Coordinating Center grant. They must choose to apply

for one or the other to avoid any conflict of interest issues.

Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: it is estimated that

approximately $7.2 million will be available to support approximately

18 COSAP Study Sites and $0.8 million will be available to support a

Data Coordinating Center which will serve both for the COSAP Study

Sites and the Parenting Adolescent Study Site awards under this program

in FY 1998. The award for each Study Site should average about $400,000

for both direct and indirect costs.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical contact: Soledad Sambrano,

Ph.D., Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation, Center for

Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 1075, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-9110 [Fax: (301)

443-8965].

For business management assistance, contact: Mrs. Peggy

Jones, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite

630, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-3958.

Application kits are available from: National

Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information Post Office Box 2345,

Rockville, Maryland 20857-2345, (800) 729-6686; (800) 487-4859 TDD.

4.2.3 Cooperative Agreements for Initiatives on Welfare Reform and

Substance Abuse Prevention for Parenting Adolescents (Short Title:

Parenting Adolescents, GFA No. SP 98-004)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

announces the availability of funds to support cooperative agreements

which address the needs of teen parents affected by welfare reform. The

program is designed to generate knowledge on the effects of

comprehensive preventive interventions aimed at parenting teens

currently enrolled in, or eligible for, benefits under TANF. Preventive

interventions must address the following four objections which CSAP has

identified as critical for this population: prevention or reduction of

alcohol, tobacco, and drug use; improvement in academic performance;

reduction in subsequent pregnancies; and improvement in parenting and

life skills and general well-being.

Because parenting adolescents and their children are clearly at

risk for negative outcomes including substance abuse, and the subset of

parenting teens affected by welfare reform is equally if not more at

risk, CSAP has a compelling interest in stimulating the design and

testing of programs that complement and support welfare reform programs

in ways which ensure the healthy growth and development of both

adolescent parents and their children and minimize their risks of

substance use/abuse.

Study sites will strive to ascertain the effects of providing

comprehensive services to adolescent parents and their families who are

TANF recipients (and/or those eligible to receive TANF benefits) in the

midst of the changes that are being implemented by States. Sites will

be expected to fully document changes in the welfare program in their

State which affect their local community, and to develop and implement

comprehensive services for at-risk parenting adolescents and their

families that can demonstrate outcomes in support of the above-noted

objectives.

Study sites funded under this GFA will produce two products: a

final report on the program history, findings, and conclusions; and a

replication manual which can be disseminated to the field for future

implementation of similar projects. To guide and support grantees'

work, CSAP will establish a Data Coordinating Center. A full

description of the requirements of the Data Coordinating Center can be

found in GFA No. SP 98-003--Cooperative Agreements for Providing

Coordinating Prevention Services to Children of Substance Abusing

Parents (COSAPs) and their Families.

Priorities: None.

Eligible applicants: Applications may be submitted by

units of State or

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local government, and by domestic private nonprofit and for-profit

organizations such as community-based organizations, universities,

colleges, and hospitals. An applicant may apply to be either a Study

Site or the Data Coordinating Center, but not both. (Note: As discussed

above, applications for the Data Coordinating Center are being

solicited under GFA SP 98-003.)

Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: It is estimated that

approximately $4.3 million will be available to support 9-12 awards of

no more than $500,000 (including direct and indirect costs) under this

GFA in FY 1998.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical information regarding this

grant (not for application kits) contact: Laura J. Flinchbaugh, MPH,

Division of Knowledge Development and Evaluation, Center for Substance

Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 1075, 5600 Fishers Lane,

Rockville, MD 20857, (301) 443-6612.

For grants management assistance, contact: Peggy Jones, Division of

Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Room 630, 5600 Fishers

Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857, (301) 443-9666.

Application kits are available from: National

Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P. O. Box 2345,

Rockville, MD 20847-2345, (800) 729-6686; (800) 487-4859 TDD.

4.2.4 Cooperative Agreement for the Center for the Application of

Prevention Technologies (CAPT) to Support the U.S.-Mexico Border Four-

State Substance Abuse Initiative (Short Title: Border CAPT, GFA No. SP

98-002)

Application Deadline: June 8, 1998.

Purpose: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services

Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

announces the availability of funds to assist border State to apply on

a consistent basis, the latest research knowledge to their substance

abuse prevention programs, practices, and policies. The program goal is

to use conventional and electronic delivery methods to assist border

States, their subrecipient communities, and other border communities in

effectively applying and utilizing scientifically defensible substance

abuse prevention knowledge and technology.

The Border CAPT will focus its efforts on four key prevention topic

areas. These topic areas include: youth illicit drug use (with an

emphasis on marijuana); underage drinking; alcohol, drugs, and

violence; and HIV/AIDS and drug use. The applicant may be required to

provide services on other topic areas as well. The applicant must also

provide technical assistance using the following six CSAP prevention

strategies: information dissemination, education, community

mobilization, alternatives, environmental change, and early

identification and referral.

An applicant must apply to serve the four-State border region

(Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas) and specifically the 60

mile corridor running parallel to the U.S.-Mexico border. The grantee

will be expected to maintain a physical presence in the four-State

region to be served.

Priorities: None.

Eligible Applicants: Applications may be submitted by

units of State or local government and by domestic private nonprofit or

for-profit organizations such as community-based organizations,

universities, colleges, and hospitals.

Cooperative Agreements/Amounts: It is estimated that

approximately $600,000 will be available to support one award under

this GFA in FY 98.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 93.230.

For programmatic or technical assistance contact: Ms.

Luisa del Carmen Pollard, M.A., Division of Community Education, Center

for Substance Abuse Prevention, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite 800, 5600

Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301/443-0373.

For business management assistance, contact: William

Reyes, Division of Grants Management, OPS, SAMHSA, Rockwall II, Suite

640, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857, Telephone: 301/443-7375.

Application kits are available from: National

Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, P.O. Box 2345,

Rockville, MD 20847-2345, 800/729-6686; 800/487-4889 TDD.

5. Public Health System Reporting Requirements

The Public Health System Impact Statement (PHSIS) is intended to

keep State and local health officials apprised of proposed health

services grant and cooperative agreement applications submitted by

community-based nongovernmental organizations within their

jurisdictions.

Community-based nongovernmental service providers who are not

transmitting their applications through the State must submit a PHSIS

to the head(s) of the appropriate State and local health agencies in

the area(s) to be affected not later than the pertinent receipt date

for applications. This PHSIS consists of the following information:

a. A copy of the face page of the application (Standard form 424).

b. A summary of the project (PHSIS), not to exceed one page, which

provides:

(1) A description of the population to be served.

(2) A summary of the services to be provided.

(3) A description of the coordination planned with the appropriate

State or local health agencies.

State and local governments and Indian Tribal Authority applicants

are not subject to the Public Health System Reporting Requirements.

Application guidance materials will specify if a particular FY 1998

activity described above is/is not subject to the Public Health System

Reporting Requirements.

6. PHS Non-use of Tobacco Policy Statement

The PHS strongly encourages all grant and contract recipients to

provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco

products. In addition, Pub. L. 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994,

prohibits smoking in certain facilities (or in some cases, any portion

of a facility) in which regular or routine education, library, day

care, health care, or early childhood development services are provided

to children. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and

advance the physical and mental health of the American people.

7. Executive Order 12372

Applications submitted in response to all FY 1998 activities listed

above are subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of

Executive Order 12372, as implemented through DHHS regulations at 45

CFR Part 100. E.O. 12372 sets up a system for State and local

government review of applications for Federal financial assistance.

Applicants (other than Federally recognized Indian tribal governments)

should contact the State's Single Point of Contact (SPOC) as early as

possible to alert them to the prospective application(s) and to receive

any necessary instructions on the State's review process. For proposed

projects serving more than one State, the applicant is advised to

contact the SPOC of each affected State. A current listing of SPOCs is

included in the application guidance materials. The SPOC should send

any State review process recommendations directly to: Office of

Extramural Activities Review, Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Services Administration, Parklawn

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Building, Room 17-89, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland 20857.

The due date for State review process recommendations is no later

than 60 days after the specified deadline date for the receipt of

applications. SAMHSA does not guarantee to accommodate or explain SPOC

comments that are received after the 60-day cut-off.

Dated: April 10, 1998.

Richard Kopanda,

Executive Officer, SAMHSA.

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